Updawa – WordPress Update & SSL Monitoring API
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The lightweight, headless REST API for monitoring WordPress core, plugin, theme updates, and SSL certificate expiry.
Tired of heavy, bloated SaaS management tools? Updawa is a lightweight, headless monitoring plugin built for developers, sysadmins, and agencies.
Instead of forcing you into a proprietary third-party dashboard, Updawa turns your WordPress site into a secure data node. It gives you a clean admin dashboard to check site health instantly, while exposing a secure REST API endpoint that you can poll from any external monitoring tool, custom script, or mobile app.
Whether you manage one site or a hundred, Updawa is the perfect API-first alternative to heavy management plugins.
Why Choose Updawa?
- Headless & Flexible: Build your own dashboard using Grafana, custom Node/Python scripts, or your agency’s proprietary software.
- 100% Private (No SaaS Lock-in): Zero external dependencies. Your data never leaves your server. No pings to third-party tracking services.
- Ultra-Lightweight: Only runs when queried. No background bloat, database clutter, or heavy admin scripts.
Key Features
- Secure REST API Endpoint: Fetch a full JSON snapshot of your site’s status via
GET /wp-json/updawa/v1/status. - Bearer Token Security: The API is protected by a 256-bit cryptographically random token that you can regenerate or revoke at any time.
- SSL Certificate Monitoring: Automatically checks your site’s HTTPS endpoint and reports the exact expiry date and days remaining.
- Beautiful Local Dashboard: View pending update counts (Core, Plugins, Themes) and SSL status with intuitive colour-coded badges.
- QR Code Integration: Easily import your API credentials into mobile monitoring apps via the bundled (zero-dependency) QR generator.
- Android App: Monitor all your Updawa-enabled sites from your pocket, with push notifications for expiring SSLs and pending updates. Download on Google Play.
- JSON View: See your site’s full API payload directly in the backend with a one-click Copy button.
- Zero External Dependencies: The QR code library is fully bundled and runs locally in your browser. No data is sent to external servers.
REST API
The endpoint is read-only and dead simple to use. Just pass your Bearer token:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" https://example.com/wp-json/updawa/v1/status
Example JSON response:
{
"generated_at": "2026-04-14T09:10:41+00:00",
"wordpress": {
"current_version": "6.9.4",
"update_available": false,
"new_version": null,
"package_url": null
},
"plugins": [ ... ],
"themes": [ ... ],
"ssl_expires_at": "2026-07-05T01:48:00+00:00"
}